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Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1990
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H/4/1990-2-
April 3, 1990, Lydia Haviland's, page 2
Harold Earp delivered the forethought. We were reminded that insecticidal soap has to hit the insects to work - it will not work when dry. Roses need to be sprayed with fungicide and checked for aphids. Flowering bushes should be pruned after blossoming and dead growth should be removed from all trees and bushes.
John Hartge remarked on the odd weather that occuried over the winter and handed out graphs to help illustrate Mother Nature's behavior. The area had had early and late snows, and a March heat wave which threw the fruit trees off kilter, encouraging blossoming which would later be threatened by frost. Rainfall at Riverside was 7.2 so far and Natiional Airport reported a shortfall of 1.5 inches.
EXHIBITS
From Pi Acres came celandine poppy, lesser celandine, spring beauty, anemone (blanda-pink & white), pulmonaria, grape hyacinth, wood hyacinth, epimedium, violets (5colors), blood root, dutchman's breeches, miniature daffodils, vinca, virginia blue bells, viburnumcarlesi, cut leaved toothwort, glory in the snow, and iberis. From the Chances came grape hyacinth, daffodils, and viburnum. From Clifton came narcissi, virginia bluebells, grape hyacinth, viburnum carlesi, bishop's cap. From the Earps came pulmonaria lugwort, viburnum carlesi, andromeda, grape hyacinth, hyacinth, primrose, and 9 daffodils. From Lea House came narcissus, tulips, and jonquils. From Lakeview came daffodils, jonquils, mertensia, and mahonia. From Rose Hill came red bud, spirea, a max red pear, and leeks.
The bird report brought up woodcock sightings at Clifton. We were reminded that a good time to catch woodcock courtship antics is 18 minutes past sunset. A flock of wild turkeys is said to be in the forest along Hall Shop Road. Nancy Chance rought up that birds will only eat thistle seed when it's fresh. Harold Earp recalled a recent Extension Service caller who said robins were eating his tulips.
There was no committee reports.
New Business envolved a suggestion to coordinate with the Sandy Spring Museum to duplicate and transfer SSHS minutes onto microfilm. It was favorably aggreed to look into the matter and Mo Chance was volunteered to be temporary liason with the Museum.